2 2. Meeting them (1) [Play – Blood, Sweat and Tears]

As he strode by the school ground, he took in the beautiful nature around him, enjoying the beauty of nature.

This place was huge.....

He walked around with glittering eyes but he also made sure to stay away from crowds, he didn't feel comfortable around them.

He was lost in enjoying the views and before he knew it, he found himself in a small lawn...

"..."

He looked around and found no one, he easily got flustered.

'I think I am lost..'

He will probably go to depress-mode.

His first day in the school and he got lost, he had no way of contacting his parents, he had no friends to contact, he was all alone.

He looked up at the bright sky and heaved a huge sigh, "haaah"

He thought of tracking back the road he came from only to see a maze-like setting.

He was definitely not paying heed to the path he took; looking back there was a small path behind him which led to a man-made maze, it seems he solved the maze and paved his way outside in one chance, it was sub-consciously done but as they say, 'Gold' will always remain gold...

When he thought of having to go back, he immediately lost his interest; it required for him to use his brain and he was not sure about the level of complexion the maze had, scratch that, he was more dumbfounded that there was a huge maze in the school, 'Which anime did I get into?? This feels so out of place.'

He took shade under a tree in the small lawn and waited for someone to come by, he didn't want to get lost again and more so, he didn't want to use his brain

....

After about 30 minutes had passed, he knew for a fact that it was better for him to fend for himself.

If not for the occasional chirping of birds, he might think that this place was a fantasy and he was the only person living in this world...

He immediately got up and dusted the dirt off his pants.

He was sure that the orientation might have started already so, he was not eager to go there anymore, he will definitely stand out!!

He just made his way back to the maze only to hear some movements close to where he was earlier.

As if, he got water after a long journey in the desert, he frantically searched for the voices....

He looked here and there but the lawn he was in was surrounded by that huge patch of trees on every other side except for the side covered by the maze, this place was too mysterious and was definitely isolated from the school grounds, he was able to see the top of the school buildings which were far away after he got into a considerable distance in the lawn.

The maze was huge, the trees were huge; for the first time in his life, he felt that he was too small...

It felt like this place was a hidden location in the school premises and the only way in was to clear the maze.

He shook his head to clear these thoughts and took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes.

He put all his sensory nerves into work as he tried to pinpoint the source of the slight movements he kept hearing....

He again closed his eyes and led his ears and nose to do the work of leading him.

He walked without a care of the world and he knew he was getting closer to the source because he was able to hear muffled sounds from this distance.

After walking through trees for a while, thank god he didn't crash on to any of them, he finally got out from the patch of trees.

When he opened his eyes again.

This time he found himself in another lawn and turned around to see the trees were left behind him.

"This school is huge", he mumbled.

He looked left and then to the right, only to see an old dilapidated building.

Though he called it old, it was only compared to the newly renovated school building, otherwise, it was quite new.

It looked like a two-storeyed house, with an open terrace.

He walked closer as he reckoned that the sounds were coming from the building.

When he got closer to it, he saw a small wooden engraved board, hanging on the side wall of the entrance, it read "Astronomy Club".

He easily got interested got both because of the club name and also because he was getting closer to the sounds.

The sound kept getting louder and he was finally able to tell that someone was rapping. The reason he was able to hear it from a distance was

A. He had sharp senses.

B. The ones rapping were doing it in front of a mic.

He went inside the house only to find a small hallway leading to the staircase to the left and a room to the right.

He picked up his pace towards the room in the right, he determined that the rapping was without any accompaniment of instruments.

Even though he felt like he could sense music from it he was sure, they were not using any, it was weird.

It was like raw music because of their soul singing, if that makes any sense?

He put his hand over the knob and opened the door with his loudly beating heart.

Once he opened the door, he felt the strong air pressure from the room with a WHAM.

He almost took a step back, he could have bet that he saw the underground stage for a moment there, the loud cheering of the crowd, the luminous neon lights of different shades and the soul-sucking voice of two prominent rappers, he felt goose bumps all over his body.

He felt the raw power of their music head-on at full force.

{[Verse 1: Suga]

Nae pi ttam nunmuldo

Nae mom maeum yeonghondo

Neoui geosin geol jal algo isseo

Igeon nareul beolbatge hal jumun}

{English:

[Verse 1: Suga]

My blood, sweat, and tears

My body, mind, and soul

I know well they're all yours

This is a spell that will punish me}

The first man he led his eyes on had a baby face but his soulful husky voice, those two profound eyes, and his overbearing presence spoke his story way beyond the age he looked, his voice held emotions and power beyond his deceiving looks.

{[Verse 1: RM]

Peaches and cream

Sweeter than sweet

Chocolate cheeks

And chocolate wings

But neoui nalgaeneun akmaui geos

Neoui geu sweet apen bitter bitter}

{English:

[Verse 1: RM]

Peaches and cream

Sweeter than sweet

Chocolate cheeks

And chocolate wings

But your wings are the devil's

There is a 'bitter' next to your 'sweet'}

The second man was taller than him and had a deep voice, his English accent, his precise breath control and that slight sexiness in his voice, could make anyone's mind go haywire.

His voice reminded Kookie of the man he had heard to, on the day he visited that underground stage a day before, now that he saw it, the man also felt familiar.

' It's him....' his eyes were sparkling as he determined him to be the same person he saw that day. He had asked around and knew that he was a student in here but he never thought that he would meet him this fast.

Now that he listened to both of them again, he observed that even though the both were rappers, they had very different styles.

One had a soulful outlook while the other was a free bird; if one had a stronger presence the other had the strong sense of stage control, they were like the personification of STRONG and SOUL MUSIC.

When he had heard to the taller guy that day, he was sure that he couldn't get better anymore, like he was perfect but with the other guy by him, their contrast created a sublime music around them, both extremely powerful but still complementing each other....he was not good with words but he felt like they were meant to sing with each other.....

He was too immersed in his own world that he didn't notice that both had noticed his presence and had stopped long ago.

The both of them observed the guy for a while who was sub-consciously humming the next part of the song, it was their own song but this guy was able to hum the next part accurately, he clearly had a strong sense of music, they both thought as a playful light shone through their eyes.

Kookie got out of his own world when he heard the taller man speak, "Freshmen?"

He immediately collected himself and spoke with respect, "Yes."

The other guy spoke, "The orientation started a while ago, what are you doing here?"

Kookie was a little embarrassed as his ears turned red, he scratched his head and stuttered, "I-I got lost.."

They both looked at each other for a second and burst out laughing at this seemingly cute junior.

"I am Min Yoon-gi, a senior and this guy is Kim Nam-joon, he is a sophomore. You are?"

"Jungkook, Jeon Jung-kook, a freshman"

"So, Jungkook it is...It seems our fates are linked", the man called Nam-joon spoke with a serious face.

"Eh?"

"You see this place you are in, is isolated from the school building and only the chosen ones can come here", Namjoon continued.

Yoongi who was on the side, watching Namjoon lie through his teeth without batting an eyelid, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Eh?" Kookie had a stupified blank face, he looked so adorks!!

"Will you join BTS?"

"Ba-Thump" Kookie's blood rushed for some reason.

"It's our Astronomy club. BTS: Beyond the Stars."